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block caving

Also known as: panel caving, panel-block caving

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underground mining

  • development workings of an underground mine
    In mining: Mining massive deposits

    …for such deposits is called panel/block caving. It is used under the following conditions: (1) large ore bodies of steep dip, (2) massive ore bodies of large vertical extension, (3) rock that will cave and break into manageable fragments, and (4) surface that permits subsidence.

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